ឡាន

Khmer

Etymology

From Thai ลาน (laan, “spring (in a mechanism)”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ឡាន ḷān WT romanisation laan (standard) IPA(key) /laːn/

Noun

ឡាន • (laan)

1. (colloquial) car, automobile, motor vehicle
2. spring (of a machine, watch)

Derived terms

• អ្នកបើកឡាន (nĕək baək laan, “driver”)

See also

• រថយន្ត (rŭət yŭən), រថយន្ត្រ (rʊət yʊən)
• រទេះ (rɔteh)

Classifier

ឡាន • (laan)

1. classifier for carloads or carfuls